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the_o lord_n of_o the_o session_n his_o great_a consistory_n in_o all_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n with_o reservation_n of_o his_o supremacy_n and_o prerogative_n therein_o 7._o supreme_a judge_n in_o all_o cause_n can_v be_v take_v quoad_fw-la actus_fw-la elicitos_fw-la as_o if_o the_o king_n be_v to_o judge_v between_o two_o seaman_n or_o two_o husbandman_n or_o two_o tradesman_n in_o that_o which_o be_v proper_a to_o their_o art_n or_o between_o two_o painter_n certain_o the_o king_n be_v not_o to_o judge_v which_o of_o the_o two_o draw_v the_o fair_a picture_n but_o which_o of_o the_o two_o waste_v most_o gold_n on_o his_o picture_n and_o so_o do_v interest_n most_o of_o the_o commonwealth_n so_o the_o king_n can_v judge_v in_o all_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n that_o be_v he_o can_v quoad_fw-la actos_fw-la elicitos_fw-la prescribe_v this_o worship_n for_o example_n the_o mass_n not_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n therefore_o the_o king_n have_v but_o actus_fw-la 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justice_n or_o if_o any_o such_o letter_n be_v procure_v the_o judge_n be_v not_o to_o acknowledge_v it_o as_o the_o king_n will_v for_o they_o be_v to_o proceed_v unpartial_o according_a to_o justice_n and_o be_v to_o make_v the_o law_n which_o be_v the_o king_n and_o parliament_n public_a reveal_v will_n their_o rule_n king_n i._n 5._o parl._n 5._o act._n 68_o k._n ja._n 6._o part._n 8._o act._n 139._o and_o k._n i._n 6._o par._n 6._o act._n 92._o most_o lawful_a nor_o may_v the_o lord_n suspend_v the_o course_n of_o justice_n or_o the_o sentence_n or_o execution_n of_o decree_n upon_o the_o king_n private_a letter_n king_n i._n 6._o parl._n 11._o act_n 79._o and_o k._n jam._n 6._o par._n 11._o act_n 47._o and_o so_o if_o the_o king_n will_v or_o desire_n as_o he_o be_v a_o man_n be_v opposite_a to_o his_o law_n and_o his_o will_n as_o king_n it_o be_v not_o to_o
call_v to_o determine_v the_o will_n and_o liberty_n of_o people_n to_o pitch_v upon_o a_o monarchy_n hic_fw-la &_o nunc_fw-la rather_o than_o any_o other_o form_n of_o government_n though_o all_o the_o three_o be_v from_o god_n even_o as_o single_a life_n and_o marriage_n be_v both_o the_o lawful_a ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o the_o constitution_n and_o temper_n of_o the_o body_n be_v a_o call_n to_o either_o of_o the_o two_o not_o be_v we_o to_o think_v that_o aristocracy_n and_o democracy_n be_v either_o unlawful_a ordinance_n or_o man_n invention_n or_o that_o those_o society_n which_o want_v monarchy_n do_v therefore_o live_v in_o sin_n but_o some_o say_v that_o peter_n call_v any_o form_n of_o government_n a_o humane_a ordinance_n 3._o 1_o pet._n 2.13_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d therefore_o monarchy_n can_v be_v no_o ordinance_n of_o god_n answ._n 194._o rivetus_n it_o be_v call_v a_o ordinance_n of_o man_n not_o because_o it_o be_v a_o invention_n of_o man_n and_o not_o a_o ordinance_n of_o god_n but_o respectu_fw-la subjecti_fw-la loc_n piscator_fw-la not_o because_o man_n be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o magistracy_n but_o because_o they_o be_v man_n who_o be_v magistrate_n annot_n diodatus_fw-la obey_v prince_n and_o magistrate_n or_o governor_n make_v by_o man_n or_o among_o man_n creature_n oecumenius_n a_o humane_a constitution_n because_o it_o be_v make_v by_o a_o humane_a disposition_n and_o create_v by_o humane_a suffrage_n dydimus_fw-la dydimus_fw-la preside_v precedent_n make_v by_o man_n creature_n cajetanus_n loc_n estius_n every_o creature_n of_o god_n as_o preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o every_o creature_n in_o authority_n but_o i_o take_v the_o word_n every_o creature_n of_o man_n to_o be_v put_v 1._o emphatical_o to_o commend_v the_o worth_n of_o obedience_n to_o magistrate_n though_o 〈◊〉_d man_n when_o we_o do_v it_o for_o the_o lord_n sake_n therefore_o bib._n betranduâ—_n cardinalis_fw-la ednensis_fw-la say_v he_o speak_v so_o for_o 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say_v well_o civil_a power_n according_a to_o its_o institution_n be_v of_o god_n and_o according_a to_o its_o acquisition_n and_o way_n of_o use_n it_o be_v of_o man_n and_o we_o may_v thus_o far_o call_v the_o form_n of_o magistrate_n a_o humane_a ordinance_n that_o some_o magistrate_n be_v ordain_v to_o care_n for_o man_n life_n and_o matter_n criminal_a of_o life_n and_o death_n and_o some_o for_o man_n land_n and_o estate_n some_o for_o commodity_n by_o sea_n and_o some_o by_o land_n and_o magistrate_n according_a to_o these_o determination_n or_o humane_a ordinance_n quest_n four_o whether_o the_o king_n be_v only_o and_o immediate_o from_o god_n &_o not_o from_o the_o people_n that_o this_o question_n may_v be_v the_o clear_a we_o be_v to_o set_v down_o these_o consideration_n 1._o the_o question_n be_v whether_o the_o kingly_a office_n itself_o come_v from_o god_n i_o conceive_v it_o be_v and_o flow_v from_o the_o people_n people_n not_o by_o formal_a institution_n as_o if_o the_o people_n have_v by_o a_o act_n of_o reason_n devise_v and_o excogitated_a such_o a_o power_n god_n ordain_v the_o power_n it_o be_v from_o the_o people_n only_o by_o a_o virtual_a emanation_n in_o respect_n that_o a_o community_n have_v no_o government_n at_o all_o may_v ordain_v a_o king_n or_o appoint_v a_o aristocracy_n but_o the_o question_n be_v concern_v the_o designation_n of_o the_o person_n whence_o be_v it_o that_o this_o man_n rather_o than_o this_o man_n be_v crown_v king_n and_o whence_o be_v it_o from_o god_n immediate_o and_o only_o that_o this_o man_n rather_o than_o this_o man_n and_o this_o race_n or_o family_n rather_o than_o that_o race_n and_o family_n be_v choose_v for_o the_o crown_n or_o be_v it_o from_o the_o people_n also_o and_o their_o free_a choice_n for_o the_o pastor_n and_o the_o doctor_n office_n be_v from_o christ_n only_o but_o that_o john_n rather_o than_o thomas_n be_v the_o doctor_n or_o the_o pastor_n be_v from_o the_o will_n and_o choice_n of_o man_n the_o presbyter_n and_o people_n people_n 2._o the_o royal_a power_n be_v three_o way_n in_o the_o people_n 1._o radical_o and_o virtual_o as_o in_o the_o first_o subject_n 2._o collatiuè_fw-la vel_fw-la communicatiuè_fw-la by_o way_n of_o free_a donation_n they_o give_v it_o to_o this_o man_n not_o to_o this_o man_n that_o he_o may_v rule_v over_o they_o 3._o limitatè_fw-fr they_o give_v it_o so_o as_o these_o three_o act_n remain_v with_o the_o people_n 1._o that_o they_o may_v measure_v out_o by_o ounce_n weight_n so_o much_o royal_a power_n and_o no_o more_o and_o no_o less_o 2._o so_o as_o they_o may_v limit_v moderate_a and_o set_v bank_n and_o march_n to_o the_o excercise_n 3._o that_o they_o give_v it_o out_o conditionatè_fw-la upon_o this_o and_o this_o condition_n that_o they_o may_v take_v again_o to_o themselves_o what_o they_o give_v out_o upon_o condition_n if_o the_o condition_n be_v violate_v the_o first_o i_o conceive_v be_v clear_a 1._o because_o if_o 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so_o both_o above_o and_o superior_a and_o below_o and_o inferior_a to_o themselves_o which_o we_o can_v say_v therefore_o this_o power_n must_v have_v be_v virtual_o in_o they_o because_o neither_o man_n nor_o community_n of_o man_n can_v give_v that_o which_o they_o neither_o have_v formal_o nor_o virtual_o in_o they_o 3._o royalist_n can_v deny_v but_o city_n have_v power_n to_o choose_v and_o create_v inferior_a magistrate_n ergo_fw-la many_o city_n unite_v have_v power_n to_o create_v a_o high_a ruler_n for_o royal_a power_n be_v but_o the_o unite_a and_o superlative_a power_n of_o inferior_a judge_n in_o one_o great_a judge_n who_o they_o call_v a_o king_n king_n 2_o conclus_fw-la the_o power_n of_o create_v a_o man_n a_o king_n be_v from_o the_o people_n 1._o because_o those_o who_o may_v create_v this_o man_n a_o king_n rather_o than_o thiâ—_n man_n they_o have_v power_n to_o appoint_v a_o king_n for_o a_o comparative_a act_n on_o do_v positive_o infer_v a_o action_n if_o a_o man_n have_v a_o power_n to_o marry_v this_o woman_n not_o that_o woman_n we_o may_v strong_o conclude_v ergo_fw-la he_o have_v power_n to_o marry_v now_o 1_o king_n 16._o the_o people_n make_v omri_n king_n and_o not_o zimri_n and_o his_o son_n achab_n rather_o than_o tibni_n the_o son_n of_o sinath_n nor_o can_v it_o be_v reply_v this_o be_v no_o lawful_a power_n that_o the_o people_n use_v for_o that_o can_v elude_v the_o argument_n for_o 1_o king_n 1._o the_o people_n make_v solomon_n king_n and_o not_o adonijah_n though_o adonijah_n be_v the_o elder_a brother_n they_o say_v god_n do_v extraordinary_o both_o make_v the_o office_n and_o design_n solomon_n to_o be_v king_n the_o people_n have_v no_o hand_n in_o it_o but_o approve_a god_n fact_n answer_n this_o be_v that_o we_o say_v god_n by_o the_o people_n by_o nathan_n the_o prophet_n and_o the_o servant_n of_o david_n and_o the_o
of_o a_o beast_n though_o he_o be_v oblige_v by_o a_o natural_a obligation_n be_v a_o rational_a creature_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n l._n naturaliter_fw-la l._n si_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la l._n interdum_fw-la f._n de_fw-fr conà _fw-fr indebit_fw-la cum_fw-la aliis_fw-la 2._o the_o subject_n can_v not_o by_o solomon_n be_v forbid_v to_o be_v surety_n for_o his_o friend_n as_o king_n solomon_n do_v counsel_n prov._n 6.1_o 2_o 3._o he_o can_v not_o be_v condemn_v to_o bring_v on_o himself_o poverty_n by_o sluggishness_n as_o prov._n 6.6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o nor_o be_v he_o to_o honour_v the_o lord_n with_o his_o riches_n as_o prov._n 3.9_o nor_o to_o keep_v his_o covenant_n though_o to_o his_o loss_n psal._n 15.4_o nor_o can_v he_o be_v merciful_a and_o lend_v psal._n 37.26_o nor_o have_v he_o power_n to_o borrow_v nor_o can_v he_o be_v guilty_a in_o not_o pay_v all_o again_o psal._n 37.21_o for_o subject_n under_o a_o monarch_n can_v neither_o perform_v a_o duty_n nor_o fail_v in_o a_o duty_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o good_n if_o all_o be_v the_o king_n what_o power_n or_o dominion_n have_v the_o subject_n in_o dispose_v of_o his_o prince_n good_n see_v more_o in_o petr._n rebuffus_n tract_n congruae_fw-la portionis_fw-la num_fw-la 225._o pag._n 109_o 110._o sed_fw-la quoad_fw-la dominium_fw-la rerum_fw-la etc._n etc._n quest_n xvii_o whether_o or_o not_o the_o prince_n have_v proper_o a_o fiduciarie_n and_o ministerial_a power_n of_o a_o tutor_n husband_n patron_n minister_n head_n father_n of_o a_o family_n not_o of_o a_o lord_n or_o dominator_fw-la that_o the_o power_n of_o the_o king_n be_v fiduciarie_n that_o be_v give_v to_o he_o immediate_o by_o god_n in_o trust_n fiduciarie_n royalist_n deny_v not_o but_o we_o hold_v that_o the_o trust_n be_v put_v upon_o the_o king_n by_o the_o people_n 2._o we_o deny_v that_o the_o people_n give_v themselves_o to_o the_o king_n as_o a_o gift_n for_o what_o be_v free_o give_v can_v be_v take_v again_o 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